Mirror Reflecting Darkly: Black Women's Art.

ARTISTS INCLUDES

BRENDA AGARD

ZARINA BHIMIJIT

CHILA BURMA
JEANIFER COMRIE
HOVETTE CUMMINGS
“VALENTINA EMENYEON
CAROLE SNAHORO
ELIS4&ETH JACKSON
LALITHA JAWAH IARILAL
RITA KEEGAN
CARISTINE LUBODA

SUE McPAALANE
OLUSOLA OYELETE
BETTY VAUTAAN ALCAHARDS
EYIYTE WANSSd

PAULA WIELLTAMS

KEEGAN

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MIRROR REFLECTING DARKLY

WHY A BLACK SHOW?
Tt da an opportunity for black people
bo exhibit- a challenge to racise,

WHY A WOMAN'S SHOW?
Tt is an opportunify for wonen ta
exhibit- a challenge to sexian,

WHY A BLACK WOMEN'S SHOW?

To exhibit the diversity within the
concept’ black women and challenge
people's, expectations, perpetuated
by @tlereotypes,

WHY THE TITLE "MIRROR REFLECTING DARKLY"?

To exhibit the differing perspectives capressed
through our art and to-challenge the way we

have been encouraged to associate black and white
and it's derivatives with the hegative/marginal, —

This exhibition of black women's art at Brixton
Gallery ig a celebration of our creativity ond
untill such time that we are able to come together
with roal sexual and racial equality, it will be
important to have these points of autonomy to
ageert our visibility im all areas,

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I am Christine from Ugamia, and a mother of five boys.

My interest in designing and pattern cutting is two fold,
One, for the pleasure of designing, but more deapear was

the need to teach women in Bwalula, I00 miles from Kampala,
Hll in similar villages like this in Uganda where me and my

hustand a Doctor are involved in Community Self-help projects.

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whom J consider to be strong black women and men.

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I GO TO THE UNIVERSITY OF LONDON
GOLDSHITHS COLLEGE, WHERE I AM
STUDYING EMBROIDERY/TEXTILES ON A

3 YEAR BA (HONS) DEGREE COURSE.

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SPECEAL THANKS TH

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TERE BOLLEN

ANDREW HURMAB

BRIXTOM ARTS COLLECTIVE
WOMENS ADRK

MARTINA AHTILLE

MARJJAIE WILLIAMS

TRACY EMENYEON

LILLIAN EMENYEONU
ARTHUR VAUGHAN RICHARDS
PHILIP

JAN SZALUO